OFF: Buck and Lucky Leif

[ANDREW GARIBALDI]

yes but didn't Bernard Szajner build the thing anyway, and use it before
Jarre did (the laser harp that is)?
Andy Garibaldi
----- Original Message -----
From: "Denis Regenbrecht" <denis.regenbrecht at UNIBW-MUENCHEN.DE>
To: <BOC-L at LISTSERV.SPC.EDU>
Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2001 8:27 AM
Subject: Re: OFF: Buck and Lucky Leif


> Hi,
>
> >Sorry, I didn't explain it well - I didn't mean to use something like
> >the laser harp to actually _play_ a theremin, just use it to show the
> >player where to put his/her hands to play particular notes. Playing
> >would be no different, the player would just have a visual tuning
> >reference. Slides and vibrato etc would still be possible, with the
> >bonus of being able to play melodies more accurately.
>
> But the position of the whole hand relative to the Theremin is only one
> aspect. You can also alter the sound (or the vlume) by only changing the
> stances of your fingers without moving the whole hand. In such a case
> Jarre's lasers would be quite useless. But nevertheless the Jarre-way
looks
> quite impressive ;-)
>
> (c)IAO
>
>                          D+R